The Path to Personal Freedom

Missed Calls

By Doug Kyle, October 06, 2024

If God gave you a call, one of the first things He’d say is

Gal 5:13a; Gal 5:1a

  • Our culture’s path to freedom: yourself

Gal 5:13a

...which leads to…

Gal 5:1a; 15

  • God’s path to freedom: others

Gal 5:13c

...which leads to…

Gal 5:14

HomeGroup Questions:

  1. What were phones like when you were a kid? When did you first get a mobile phone?
  1. How does our culture typically define freedom?
  1. Read 5:13-15 and review the outline. What points from the message stood out for you?
  1. According to Galatians 5:13 (and 5:1), God wants you to be free. How is that different than culture’s perspective of God? Is it different than your earliest understandings of God as well?
  1. Can you think of examples where people indulge themselves resulting in them feeling trapped or burdened?
  1. According to vs. 13, how does God's path to freedom differ from the world’s? How does our culture view serving others? Highly? With contempt? Other?
  1. How does serving others lead to love, as described in Galatians 5:14? Have you experienced this in your own life?
  1. In what areas of your life do you feel the tension between cultural freedom and God’s freedom? How can you move toward God’s path of freedom?
  1. How can your group pray for you?